Thinking About Christmas Or All Year Round: Remember the Aldi iOS App For Grabbing deals

Aldi has specials on a regular basis, and besides groceries, you can grab some great technology hardware as well such as tablets, cordless phones, wifi extenders, power boards etc. This week I picked up a great slim line tower fan with remote which has tactile buttons on both the fan and remote.

Finally got To Play with the DAISY 3g player From Vision Australia

I must say, I am quite impressed by this player with the ability to be able to just turn the daisy player on, and within a minute or two access my daisy books, newspapers, magazines, and podcasts directly from the Vision Australia I-Access Online Library service.

NATIONAL RELAY SERVICE APP

Note: I’m not sure how well this app for iOS or Android works with Braille: seems to work ok with voiceOver on iOS, but not yet checked out Android and Talkback.

The National Relay Service (NRS) is for any Australian who is deaf, hearing impaired or speech impaired who wants to make phone calls.

The app provides easier ways to make calls through the NRS in Australia.

This app gives you access to the following call options:• internet relay – if you want to type and read your conversation• Speak and Listen – if you are hard to understand on the phone • video relay – if you use Auslan• captioned relay – if you can speak but can’t hear clearly.

The app is a world-first in combining a range of relay calls and support functions in a single app.

ADDITIONAL FEATURESFor both internet relay and Speak and Listen the app provides additional benefits or features that are only available through the app. These include:• the ability to use customised phrases and call set-ups that you can pre-store on your phone or tablet• the ability to ‘click through’ from contacts stored on the device• better notification for incoming internet relay calls• the option of inserting text for users making Speak and Listen calls• the ability to utilise the device’s GPS in providing location information.

COSTThe app and any calls you make using the app are free. However, you will be connecting to the internet and will be using broadband data. How you are charged for this data will depend on the plan you have with your service provider.

Microsoft Disability Answer Desk

The Disability Answer Desk is where people with disabilities can get support with Microsoft products and accessibility features.Connect with a Microsoft expert: Call 1800 280 300Hours of operation:Every day: 8 AM – 9 PM (AEST)

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Next three Shows: my favourite iOs/Mac apps, Podcasts, and Audio Books Suggestions For the Holidays

In the next several shows I will be going through my favourite iOS apps, Mac apps, the podcasts I listen to all the time with recommended podcast listening programs, and some audio book suggestions for the Christmas holidays.

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International Day for Persons with a Disability

The International Day for Persons With a Disability is on the 3rd d of December 2014 the main focus of which is the development of sustainable technology.

Just have a think about how many main stream products and now becoming more and more accessible (such as Apple, Android, and Microsoft), and what you can do to encourage the continuing development of current and future products.

Family Sharing from Apple on iOS 8 and OS X Yosemite

Family sharing is across iOS and OS X allowing you to share music, apps, movies, TV shows, and Books.

All of this content can therefore be shared between iPhone, iPod touch, iPad, Apple TV or Mac.

You can setup family sharing up to 6 people in iCloud on both iOS and Mac.

You will find the family purchased items under purchased in the Apps, iBooks and iTunes Store: For the Apple TV, look under shared in the Movies or TV shows tab.

In addition family members also get access to shared reminders, Calendar, and photos.

An indirect way of giving someone a great christmas present in your family.

However, please be aware that purchases made by family members will get build back to the main organisers credit card. If a family member has iTunes gift card credit, this will be used first, except if they are the organiser in which case it will be ignored as it is seen as personal credit.